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Court throws out David Mills bribery case, clearing way for Silvio Berlusconi reprieve
Posted on February 25, 2010Italy?s top court threw out a case against the British lawyer convicted of taking a bribe from Silvio Berlusconi, a verdict that could kill charges against the Italian Prime Minister in a related case.
Industry chief loses six-year US extradition battle
Posted on February 24, 2010Ian Norris, the ailing retired industry chief, today lost a Supreme Court appeal in his six-year battle to avoid extradition to the United States over allegations of obstructing justice.
Cipriani family loses restaurant trademark battle
Posted on February 24, 2010Cipriani London, the fashionable Italian restaurant frequented by celebrities including Elton John and David and Victoria Beckham, is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court after losing a legal battle over the Cipriani trademark.
'Choose women, gay and disabled judges over white, middle-class men'
Posted on February 24, 2010Women, gays, ethnic minority and disabled applicants for jobs as judges should receive preferential treatment over white men in an attempt to make the judiciary reflect modern Britain, an official report recommended today.
'Choose women, gays and disabled judges over white, middle-class men'
Posted on February 24, 2010Women, gays, ethnic minority and disabled applicants for jobs as judges should receive prerential treatment over white men in an attempt to make the judiciary reflect modern Britain, an official report recommended today.
Court convicts Google trio for violating Down's syndrome boy's privacy
Posted on February 24, 2010Three Google executives were today convicted in Milan of "violating privacy" by allowing a video of an autistic Italian schoolboy being physically and verbally abused to be posted online.
When is a non-resident a resident under British tax rules?
Posted on February 24, 2010There are many enduring myths about the legal system. The common-law spouse and judges banging gavels may be the most popular, but not far behind is the belief that if you simply spend 90 days or less in the UK, you are one up on the taxman.
Lawyer of the Week: Ingrid Simler
Posted on February 24, 2010Ingrid Simler, QC, of Devereux Chambers, acted for British Airways in the Court of Appeal. The court ruled that the airline did not indirectly discriminate against Nadia Eweida, an employee, on the ground of her religion, by adopting a staff dress code that forbade the wearing of a visible neck adornment, such as a cross.
Administrative Justice and Tribunals Service comes out of the shadows
Posted on February 24, 2010It is unseen, ignored and unloved. The cinderella branch of the justice system deals with more cases than any other ? yet it operates largely in the shadows. This is the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Service, handling everything from parking appeals to school admissions, employment disputes to immigration and asylum cases.
Mercy killers to face the full rigour of criminal law, says DPP
Posted on February 24, 2010Mercy killers will face the full rigours of the criminal law under guidelines to be announced today by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Tiger Woods, Ray Gosling - what are the legal implications of their confessions?
Posted on February 24, 2010If you?ve been reading or watching the news at all in the past few weeks you won?t have missed the deluge of very public confessions by a variety of well-known people.
Swiss suggest fix to UBS tax issues with US
Posted on February 24, 2010Switzerland hopes to change the country?s tax laws so that UBS, the biggest Swiss bank, can avoid a showdown with America over tax evasion.
If control orders are to be imposed on people, we expect to know why
Posted on February 24, 2010Next Wednesday the House of Lords will debate whether to renew the powers in the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 to impose control orders on people suspected of involvement in terrorism. An amendment has been tabled by Lord Lloyd of Berwick, a retired law lord, who knows a thing or two about national security having been chairman of the Security Commission.
?Mercy killing? is not the same as assisted suicide
Posted on February 24, 2010Today I am publishing the Crown Prosecution Service?s policy on encouraging or assisting suicide. No doubt some will say that I am changing the law. But they are wrong. Encouraging or assisting suicide is a criminal offence, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment.
Government 'ignored own climate policy' over third runway at Heathrow
Posted on February 23, 2010Approval of a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow Airport was ?conspicuously unfair? and was based on an outdated business model that failed to take account of the Government?s own climate change policies, the High Court was told today.
Solicitors poised to derail ?Tesco law?
Posted on February 23, 2010The Scottish government?s flagship reform of the legal profession was in jeopardy last night after a powerful association of solicitors announced that it was seeking to reverse a decision of the Law Society of Scotland (LSS) to support key aspects of the legislation.
No privacy laws, but the media must behave, say MPs
Posted on February 23, 2010Newspapers and broadcasters run the risk of increased damages in privacy actions if they fail to tell people they will be exposing them, MPs say today.
Treasury escapes bill for billions in tax refunds
Posted on February 23, 2010The Treasury may escape a bill for billions of pounds in tax refunds after winning the latest round of a closely followed test case against British American Tobacco (BAT).
Assisted suicide law should not be changed, says Gordon Brown
Posted on February 23, 2010Frail and ill people would be under pressure to end their lives if assisted suicide were legalised, the Prime Minister has warned.
Family court reforms face opposition from judges and childrens? groups
Posted on February 22, 2010Reforms to open up the family courts to the media are at risk of being scuppered by mounting opposition from senior judges, lawyers, children?s groups and MPs, The Times has learnt.
Punishment must fit the crime when paying tax bills late
Posted on February 22, 2010As the recession began to bite, the Chancellor gave an undertaking that HM Revenue & Customs would take a more accommodating approach to businesses that genuinely had difficulty in making tax payments on time. However, as the recession has progressed and tax revenues have plummeted, this undertaking has often been less apparent in practice.
Toyota under criminal investigation in America
Posted on February 22, 2010Toyota is under criminal investigation in the United States after a federal grand jury issued a subpoena to force the car group to give up documents relating to its recall crisis.
Lawyer Trevor Faure puts case for clarity and efficiency
Posted on February 22, 2010Unusually for a lawyer, Trevor Faure has lost his composure. ?I?m a happy person, I?ve got no skeletons in my closet,? he says. ?I just don?t want to talk about myself.?
Test medicine in the lab, not in the court
Posted on February 22, 2010A while back, I wrote a piece arguing that the retired, such as myself, had a responsibility to speak fearlessly about what we saw to be the truth and to take unpopular stands on difficult issues. After all, we no longer had any hope of advancement and the execration of ill-informed, unthinking or self-interested opponents could not touch us...
BT 'breaking law on cancellation rights'
Posted on February 22, 2010BT, the telecoms giant, may be breaking the law by not providing sufficient cancellation rights to existing telephone customers who sign up to renewable contracts over the phone, according to Which?, the consumer group.
You can?t write trust into a contract
Posted on February 21, 2010Life, after the age of 30, is basically administration ? and the enervating contents of my in-tray are an illustration of this. Here?s a letter chasing an unpaid invoice, caused by the incompetence of an insurance company. Here?s a receipt for two chairs from Habitat, which months after being ordered, still haven?t arrived...
Girls, you can take the skirts off
Posted on February 20, 2010EQUALITY and human rights law may make it illegal for schools to force girls to wear skirts ? because uniforms discriminate against transsexuals.
MI5 may face new torture inquiry
Posted on February 20, 2010AS befits Britain?s most senior spy, Jonathan Evans is noted in Whitehall for being cool under fire. That quality will be tested this week when MI5?s director-general learns whether his service is about to be engulfed by one of the biggest crises in its 100-year history.
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